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Parnasala, the fully bloomed white lotus - Emerges as a Kerala tourism destination

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Parnasala , a fully bloomed white lotus, an architectural marvel emerges as  major center of  spiritual and tourist attraction. In the years to come, domestic and international tourists will flock at Santhigiri Ashram to view the magnificent Parnasala.  Parnasala is listed in Kerala Tourism website, as one of the tourist destinations to visit in Kerala.             NavaJyothiSree Karunakara Guru's Parnasala at Thiruvananthapuram    (Photo Copyright: Resmi Jaimon) Parnasala is the final resting place of Navajyothisree Karunakara Guru, the founder of the Santhigiri Ashram. Years ago, 'Parnasala' was a thatched hut supported by four poles, where Guru lived and interacted with visitors. The thatched hut was later converted into a one-room tenement with a tiled roof and after twelve years of construction; Parnasala has taken its present form. The current structure of Parnasala (in marble), received in visions stands at a height of 91 feet, radius of 84 feet, 64 feet inner

More Chicken Soup for the Soul series success!

Chicken Soup for the Soul - Indian Women Published in June 2010, Chicken Soup for the Soul - Indian Women has my story ' Dear Diary ," published under the category 'Life Lessons.'   Chicken Soup for the Indian College Soul I have two stories accepted for publication in Chicken Soup for the Indian College Soul: Project Journey from Scratch - This story in "Jaimon As Told to Resmi Jaimon" format. It's my husband's final year engineering project story. An Inspired Ride - It's my story of riding 'Enfield Bullet' during my late teens and probably, being the first girl in Kerala (if not in India) to attend the driving test riding the heavy Bullet. Chicken Soup for the Indian Friends Soul " True friends ," the story about my pen friendship with Jyotirmoy Dutta, Shimla will appear in Chicken Soup for the Indian Friends Soul. Interestingly, Jyotirmoy's story "Lessons Across the Bar" is also appearing in the tit